Prop Guns

At Punished Props, we love video games and movies, which means we love making replica prop guns! If we’re making a gun quickly and also want it to be light enough to haul around a convention, we craft them out of foam. Sometimes we’ll re-paint a Nerf Gun, which is a great way to get started with prop making! If we’re looking for a clean finish and need a few copies, we make the gun out of a sturdy material, like wood or plastic sheets, then mold and cast the piece to make a sturdy copy.

Here’s a collection of our guns that we’ve crafted, ranging from simple foam hand cannons to the crazy District 9 Rifle!

Bill does the last step on the Destiny Fatebringer hand cannon build: the painting and assembly. This ZProps kit is finally coming together with some hairspray chipping paint techniques and a touch of weathering.

Britt wanted to make her own Firefly gun using Bill’s Malcolm Reynolds Pistol templates, but with limited materials. The challenge: cardboard, scissors and a box cutter, hot glue, a small space, and cat interference!

In celebration of hitting 100k subscribers, Bill built Captain Malcolm Reynolds’ pistol from the TV show Firefly and movie Serenity. The build includes a free set of templates so that you can build one yourself at home!